27 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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So you’ve written a book, and gotten someone to publish it, you’re done, right? It turns out that, though it depends on the professional incentives around your particular situation, in general, no, you’re not nearly done. You have just started … Continue reading
26 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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The first time I sent a book prospectus out for review, I didn’t actually know that prospectuses are non-anonymously reviewed. When I got three (generally positive) revises back, I was kind of taken aback that each of them included an … Continue reading
14 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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A few days ago, I posted with a strong reaction to Inside Higher Education’s framing of female political scientists as angry. I think that my reaction was quick and strong both because the piece and conversation warranted it, and because … Continue reading
11 Apr 2016
by Brandon Valeriano
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Jon Lindsay over at PV@G said most of what needs to be said about Eye in the Sky. I will only make a few points but mostly reiterate the need for any IR scholar to see this movie. It is … Continue reading
10 Apr 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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Whether it is your first book or your tenth, books start at prospectuses. Ok, that’s the first lie I’ve told you. Selling your book starts at the prospectus. But your book idea, and your book description, should not start at a prospectus. … Continue reading
31 Mar 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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(cross-posted at Bombs and Dollars) About a week ago, I posted about book publishing in academia. I’ve gotten responses from a number of people, both interested in more information and happy for the first post. If its useful to even one … Continue reading
26 Mar 2016
by Laura Sjoberg
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So a number of people at ISA asked me about the mechanics of book publishing, and how it differs from journal publishing. Since I’ve increasingly been thinking about turning this professional-development-advice-thing into a trade book, I figured this was the … Continue reading
13 Feb 2016
by Brandon Valeriano
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Jamie Collier and Brandon Valeriano (This post was written with Jamie Collier and cross posted on his blog Cyber Security Relations here. Check out his stuff. This post might be bit too mean to Norse for a mass-market website so … Continue reading
8 Sep 2015
by R. William Ayres
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Regular readers of my personal blog know that I am not a fan of firearms as a self-defense solution. While there are clearly cases in which firearms have produced good self-defense outcomes, on balance I think that they cause more problems (and … Continue reading
25 Jun 2015
by Laura Sjoberg
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Ok, maybe not other annoying responses, for this post. Just this one. Recently, I was asked to write a response to Mike Desch’s argument that high-tech methodology hurts the policy relevance of Security Studies for Perspectives on Politics. The policy … Continue reading